project5k
Reef enthusiast
so i have my 75gal tank, its set up, and running, and has been since march, but i'm working on a new stand, and will want to move the tank to the new stand in the next couple weeks when i get it done.
my question is this, i'm using a HOB overflow right now, and that thing just worries me, after i got it all up and running its been fine, but it still scares me, so.... what i'm thinking is that when i move the tank, i gotta empty it, should i drill the back glass for overflows and returns, or should i just put it on the new stand and keep using what i have now?
one of the things that i'm fighting with is that when i go to the new stand, i'm also going to build a new canopy, and all that junk hanging over the back wall of the tank is gonna be in the way of the canopy, the way i wanted to build it....
i got this tank used and set up from a friend, he got it used and set up from someone else, so we dont know who the manuf. is. I've looked at the back glass with my ploarized sunglasses, but i didnt see anything, but then again the lighting on the back of the tank is basically non existant... so is it worth the risk? or do i stay with what i have now? i cant afford to just run out and get another tank if i kill this one, so i guess if i break it, then i'll just have to sell all my fish, cause i really dont have anywhere to put them... i'm thinking about using a small 20 gal to put them in while the move is happening, but thats just a temp thing, that would only really be set up to hold them for a couple hours at most..
this whole decision makes me more nervous than buying the thing in the first place
oh, and the other question, can i drill the back glass with it verticle, or do i have to lay the tank over so that the back is parallel to the ground to drill it? i know about the water and putty thing, but i was wondering if it could be done upright?
so.... to drill or not to drill? and if i drill, what size bulkheads? the pump that i have in the sump right now is a rio2100 i think, something like 650gph minus head loss which is 5 feet now, and will increase to 6 feet when on the new stand
my question is this, i'm using a HOB overflow right now, and that thing just worries me, after i got it all up and running its been fine, but it still scares me, so.... what i'm thinking is that when i move the tank, i gotta empty it, should i drill the back glass for overflows and returns, or should i just put it on the new stand and keep using what i have now?
one of the things that i'm fighting with is that when i go to the new stand, i'm also going to build a new canopy, and all that junk hanging over the back wall of the tank is gonna be in the way of the canopy, the way i wanted to build it....
i got this tank used and set up from a friend, he got it used and set up from someone else, so we dont know who the manuf. is. I've looked at the back glass with my ploarized sunglasses, but i didnt see anything, but then again the lighting on the back of the tank is basically non existant... so is it worth the risk? or do i stay with what i have now? i cant afford to just run out and get another tank if i kill this one, so i guess if i break it, then i'll just have to sell all my fish, cause i really dont have anywhere to put them... i'm thinking about using a small 20 gal to put them in while the move is happening, but thats just a temp thing, that would only really be set up to hold them for a couple hours at most..
this whole decision makes me more nervous than buying the thing in the first place
oh, and the other question, can i drill the back glass with it verticle, or do i have to lay the tank over so that the back is parallel to the ground to drill it? i know about the water and putty thing, but i was wondering if it could be done upright?
so.... to drill or not to drill? and if i drill, what size bulkheads? the pump that i have in the sump right now is a rio2100 i think, something like 650gph minus head loss which is 5 feet now, and will increase to 6 feet when on the new stand